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QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 NZ as our 8th state huh? Wouldnt Howard have to clear that with Bush?

QUOTE: Originally posted by harvs73 I thought Australia had adopted NZ as our 8th state? So technically a RNZAF Avenger or Corsair would be ok for the aussie GB.

QUOTE: Can't adopt them, they would then be part of us and then who would our cricketers have to give a cricket lesson to.

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 NZ as our 8th state huh? Wouldnt Howard have to clear that with Bush? Well boys i've made the decision, I'm going to be building my ICM Spit8 for this GB complete with open engine panels and gunbays.......Jules........

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 Aint that the truth Mike! I am guilty of being on a 109 kick at the moment, but I am still trying to find the most obscure a/c I can for other builds. Yeah it's a challenge, and a certain amount of 'artistic interpretation' is required, but the wars were not won using 4 or 5 a/c, but a plethora of makes and models, each of which needs to be brought to light. Well, thats my feelings anyways. I'll shutup now.

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Darson arn't you building Halestorm

QUOTE: Originally posted by darson Originally posted by South Aussie Let's see, so far we have the Battle of Britain GB, the Aussie GB, Jules's Nth African GB & the ANZAC GB. Now there's probably something out there that would qualify in all four groups. Did any Oz Spits, Hurricanes, etc that were in the BoB go to Africa? If so, it might be interesting to do the two paint jobs side by side. Carl Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 1:35 AM Tweety, mate i'll probably only leave the side engine panels open cause i don't want to lose those classic spitfire lines...... I chose Caldwell's A/C because it has no sharks mouth and considering how hard those decals are to get on it would be a shame to stick them on and not see them, besides i still wanna do one in the same scheme as Darson's Darson i just had a quick look on Google and there's a ton of pics of Meteors.... just go to www.google.com and do a search...... here's one i found..... Petbat yeah mate i'll cruise over after work Speaking of the more unusual kits i have my eye on this WW1 flying boat by Roden i can't remember the actual A/C name except that it starts with the letter F but it has large areas in blue and white and i think FSM did a review about 6 months ago..... ....Jules.... Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 1:52 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by Bandha Boy QUOTE: Originally posted by darson Originally posted by South Aussie Let's see, so far we have the Battle of Britain GB, the Aussie GB, Jules's Nth African GB & the ANZAC GB. Now there's probably something out there that would qualify in all four groups. Did any Oz Spits, Hurricanes, etc that were in the BoB go to Africa? If so, it might be interesting to do the two paint jobs side by side. Carl i'm not sure mate, i know many Hurricanes found their way to Africa as hurribombers or tankbusters but i think the RAAF SQD's mainly flew the Tomahawk Jules.... Reply Edit nicholma Member since September 2003 From: New Zealand Posted by nicholma on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 2:27 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by harvs73 I thought Australia had adopted NZ as our 8th state? Typical Aussies always slow we've already secretly taken you over - don't you know Australia is known here as West Island Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas" Reply tweety1 Member since August 2003 From: Alice Springs Australia Posted by tweety1 on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 5:09 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by nicholma QUOTE: Originally posted by harvs73 I thought Australia had adopted NZ as our 8th state? Typical Aussies always slow we've already secretly taken you over - don't you know Australia is known here as West Island I wouldn't mind being the West Island mate. One day I'll manage to get over there, see if it's somewhere I'd like to retire. As far as models for this GB, the Spit is definate, and I'm looking at a Hawker Sea Fury, kinda ugly, but different. --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens??? Reply madmike Member since July 2003 From: Perth, Western Australia Posted by madmike on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 8:33 AM Tweety That is a problem for me. I have the 1:48 HC Sea Fury and 3 sets of markings to choose from. It is all too confusing and I have put it away until I can think straight after Christmas!! cheers Mike "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei Reply tweety1 Member since August 2003 From: Alice Springs Australia Posted by tweety1 on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 8:53 AM It does seem a little daunting, which decals to choose. I have managed to find some resin detail sets for the Fury, don't know if they are still available, but the ppics looked pretty nice. Bit more searching, and if I can't find some A/M bits, I'll look at something else. Something else I noticed, Spit a/m bits, at least for earlier models, are really hard to come by. Is it just me, ie-not looking in the right places. --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens??? Reply madmike Member since July 2003 From: Perth, Western Australia Posted by madmike on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 6:59 PM Most were produced by Airwaves or Aeroclub at one stage. I think there is an Aires set for the Tamiya Spit mk1, or was available. I think I will build my Monogram Spit OOB with the exception of some PE belts. That way I can just get on with it!! cheers Mike "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei Reply Bandha Boy Member since September 2004 From: Australia Posted by Bandha Boy on Thursday, December 2, 2004 12:20 AM Ok, if we're the West island what does that make Tasmania? The Sea Fury in the AWM is quite a pretty beast. If you want the full res pics from my web page just let me know. http://bandha.customer.netspace.net.au/ I got the Hiplanes BAE hawk 127 kit today. Interesting kit. The jet itself is nicely panelled but tons of flash. A couple of excellent resin seats, separate plastic bits with finer detail - these are really well done although still with tons of flash. White metal wheels & pointy things. & two big lead cockpit tubs, plus some very plain bits of PE. The decals look terrific. They've even got decals for the canopy det-chord, although it's either white or transparent (invisible on the sheet) so I don't know how that's going to work? Two vac-formed canopies. The instructions are not like the usual Jap fare. "Make from plastic rod" and "make blast shield from clear styrene using template" type instructions here & there. For those still on the hunt Hiplanes do have a range of Oz planes, all with multiple RAAF/RAN/et al decal sets. Mostly 1/72 (the Hawk is 1/48). There are a couple of RAAF Beaufighters, a couple of Mirages, a Winjeel, a Boston, a Jindivik and even the old Wackett Trainer. An interesting looking Ryan STM/PT-20 Trainer for those who like something different. And an Oz Army Pilatus. Go nuts! Carl Reply madmike Member since July 2003 From: Perth, Western Australia Posted by madmike on Thursday, December 2, 2004 1:12 AM I got the internals from the High planes Hawk 127, it is the most accurate RAAF Hawk on the market but takes a LOT of work to get a finished result. After going through an accurising and scratchbuilding exercise with the 1:48 Premiere Hawk T.1A (just before the Arifx kit came out), I do not want another 6 month build. A quick call to High Planes got me the resin/white metal/PE/vacc and decals from their kit for $28 and the purchase of the Airfix kit at $20 gives me a cheaper and easier build (I hope) I am eying off the Wackett though! cheers Mike "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei Reply 1234567»Last » JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. FORUMS PRODUCT REVIEWS READER GALLERY HOW TO VIDEOS SHOP ABOUT US FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. 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